Review: The Quantum Rose

 The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro.  I usually upgrade my ratings of Catherine Asaro’s books after I think about them for a while, so I’ll start this one at four stars.* It felt like a three, as in I liked the book enough to finish it, but I wasn’t blown away. I didn’t love it.ContinueContinue reading “Review: The Quantum Rose”

Review: Wool Omnibus (Silo Saga) by Hugh Howey

 Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey. Wool is a series of five novellas by Hugh Howey, collected into one omnibus edition that works as a novel. The setting is “post-apocalyptic interior” which is something I made up just for this review. The survivors of an unknown apocalypse live in a giant silo that delves deepContinueContinue reading “Review: Wool Omnibus (Silo Saga) by Hugh Howey”

Review: Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure

 Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure by Mark Lord. Chivarly: A Jake Savage Adventure is a short story that elegantly examines the concept of chivalry. Like so many idealised concepts, that of the noble warrior can be destroyed by the reality of war or the aftermath. Stories of battle more usually depict the bravery of the mountedContinueContinue reading “Review: Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure”

Borderlands 2: Family Edition

While other families did wholesome things this Thanksgiving, like go outside and freeze various body parts to excruciating numbness (it’s a two part process), the three of us snuggled up to our computers and played Borderlands 2. It started out with husband and I playing. Daughter wandered in and watched for a while, then askedContinueContinue reading “Borderlands 2: Family Edition”

Review: The Adversary: The Sundering, Book III

 The Adversary by Erin M. Evans. ‘The Adversary’ is the third book in the Forgotten Realms, multi-author event ‘The Sundering’. I have not read Erin Evans before, but a glance at the blurb and the chance to jump back into Faerûn had me hopping from foot to foot until the ARC hit my hands. WrappedContinueContinue reading “Review: The Adversary: The Sundering, Book III”